Hmmm...dystopian society, grim, dark but I didn't buy into all of it. There were moments that I was pulled out (like woman having a forever menstrual cycle-obviously author is a male who doesn't realize that women are born with a finite # of eggs) and had a hard time getting back into it. The overall feel was immediate like watching CNN 24 hours a day. The tension didn't let up which at times got tiring. However, I managed to read it in a couple of hours so it did keep my attention.